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cholesteric

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
cho-les-teric
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly

adj

Relating to cholesteric acid or its derivatives

noun

Any compound that forms such a liquid crystal

Etymology

From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more cholesteric (comparative) most cholesteric (superlative) cholesterics (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cholesterate nematic smectic

Questions

What does cholesteric mean?
Of or relating to the chiral nematic phase of some liquid crystals in which the molecules are arranged in parallel planes with adjacent planes rotated slightly
Where does cholesteric come from?
From cholesterol, in whose crystals it was first observed, + -ic.

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